Vin Scully On His Fall Last Week

What a class act. This link plays video -- well worth watching, about two minutes of Vin explaining what happened.

almost 2 years ago Al Yellon 13 comments 0 recs |

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Vin is one of the greatest

And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.

by Ace Venom on Mar 21, 2010 9:50 PM CDT reply actions

The greatest announcer EVER...

…for any sport! Glad he’s ok and looking great @ 82! Love ya Vin!

"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie" -- Tony Montana

by calicubfan on Mar 21, 2010 10:07 PM CDT reply actions

Speaking of Vin Scully...

…check out this 2:20 youtube clip and listen to the incredible story Vin tells the Pepperdine graduates — It’s a pretty cool story

"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie" -- Tony Montana

by calicubfan on Mar 21, 2010 10:26 PM CDT reply actions

Vin is truly a living legend...

…and one of the last links to baseball’s past. I mean, he actually announced for the BROOKLYN Dodgers at Ebbetts’ Field!

I wish him well and hope he decides to hang around a few more years (although I understand he’s going to start cutting back a little bit this year).

by bluekoolaide on Mar 21, 2010 11:40 PM CDT reply actions

Shouldn't guys like Scully be allowed to vote for the Hall of Fame?

Did any writer see more baseball than Vin, Harry,Skip, Harwell, Buck, etc?

by BVictor on Mar 22, 2010 10:38 AM CDT reply actions

Correct.

The HoF voting is almost irretrievably broken. It’s up to the Hall to fix it. But they won’t.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Mar 22, 2010 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Personally, I think the reason the BBWA

is unwilling to include anyone else in the voting is this is the last power they have.

The newspaper industry is dying and their numbers are dwindling. With so many of their members switching to electronic media, the change may just happen because the newspaper industry will become extinct.

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 22, 2010 1:18 PM CDT reply actions

Meant to reply to AL....

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Mar 22, 2010 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions

I agree with you.

The BBWAA have let some electronic writers in. That’s good, but it’s clear to me that a lot of longtime broadcasters should have a vote, and some longtime BBWAA members — some of whom have not attended a baseball game in a decade — should not.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Mar 22, 2010 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions

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"There's more to life than profits...like, you know, slurpees and stuff." ~Randy Marsh

by Goodie1969 on Mar 22, 2010 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions

This person would come under the definition of "not".

Looks like he’s about to sneeze.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Mar 22, 2010 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Agreed

But let me tell you it’s fun to watch him on ATH. He’s like Blou: makes these statements, pounds them into you, doesn’t care about counter arguments, and when he’s proven wrong he flips

"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off." ~ Bill Veeck

by Musicdude10 on Mar 23, 2010 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions